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Podcast: The Colin McEnroe Show
Episode: The first presidential debate is June 27. But will it matter?
Description: With the first presidential debate just two weeks away, an hour on the art and science of the presidential debate. We look at the evolution of debates through history, question whether or not they matter to the election, and even learn about the art of the political putdown. GUESTS: Kathryn Cramer Brownell: Associate Professor of History at Purdue University. She is author of Showbiz Politics: Hollywood in American Political Life and 24/7 Politics: Cable Television and the Fragmenting of America from Watergate to Fox News Aaron Kall: Director of Debate and a Lecturer in the Department of Commun...